Le Repentir Cemetery
{{Short description|Cemetery in Georgetown, Guyana}}
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Le Repentir Cemetery is a cemetery established in the nineteenth century on Princess St, Georgetown, Guyana.{{cite web |title=Le Repentir Cemetery Office |url=https://mccgt.com/directory/le-repentir-cemetery-office/ |publisher=M&CC Georgetown, Guyana |access-date=10 March 2023}}
It is the main Georgetown cemetery and the largest cemetery in Guyana.{{cite news |last1=Dyal |first1=Pat |title=Restoring Le Repentir Cemetery |url=https://guyanachronicle.com/2022/01/16/restoring-le-repentir-cemetery-2/ |publisher=Guyana Chronicle |date=16 January 2022}}
History
An earlier town cemetery established in 1797 at the Werk-en-rust plantation was deemed unsuitable for general use in 1846.
Established in 1861 Le Repentir cemetery was originally a part of the Plantation Le Repentir named by its owner Pierre Louis de Saffon.{{cite news |title=A history of Georgetown’s cemeteries |url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2021/03/28/news/guyana/a-history-of-georgetowns-cemeteries/ |publisher=Stabroek News |date=28 March 2021}}
Burials
The first burial at Le Repentir Cemetery was Antonio Gonzales aged 45 from Madeira. He was buried on March 15, 1861.{{cite news |title=Le Repentir Cemetery being restored |url=https://guyanachronicle.com/2016/01/24/le-repentir-cemetery-being-restored/ |publisher=Guyana Chronicle |date=24 January 2016}}
There is a section for Baháʼí burials.{{Cite news|date=28 February 2019|title=City proposes computerisation of burial records|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2019/02/28/news/guyana/city-proposes-computerisation-of-burial-records/|access-date=20 February 2021|publisher=Stabroek News|language=en-US}}
Various religious organizations were given allotted sections, including the Muslims, Hindus, Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, Chinese, Bahais and Presbyterians.
Five men known as the Enmore Martyrs are buried at Le Repentir Cemetery.{{cite web |last1=Braithwaite |first1=Isaiah |title=Enmore Martyrs paid homage 70 years later |url=https://dpi.gov.gy/enmore-martyrs-paid-homage-70-years-later/ |publisher=Department of Public Information, Guyana |date=16 June 2018}}{{Cite news|date=17 June 2020|title=Enmore Martyrs left an "indelible mark" on country's history – GAWU|url=https://guyanatimesgy.com/enmore-martyrs-left-an-indelible-mark-on-countrys-history-gawu/|access-date=15 January 2021|publisher=Guyana Times}}
Also Egbert Martin regarded as the founder of modern Guyanese literature was buried here.{{Cite web|date=January 31, 2021|title=AJ Seymour's contribution to the shaping of Guyanese literature was monumental|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2021/01/31/sunday/arts-on-sunday/aj-seymours-contribution-to-the-shaping-of-guyanese-literature-was-monumental/|access-date=March 10, 2021|website=Stabroek News|language=en-US}}
New York policeman Randolph Holder killed in the line of duty was buried here.{{cite news |last1=Marks |first1=Neil |last2=Mueller |first2=Benjamin |title=Cemetery in Guyana Is Prepared for Fallen Officer Randolph Holder, a Native Son |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/31/nyregion/cemetery-in-guyana-is-prepared-for-fallen-officer-randolph-holder-a-native-son.html |publisher=The New York Times |date=30 Oct 2015}}
See also
- Bourda Cemetery, Guyana located on historic Plantation Vlissengen
References
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External links
- [https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Le-Repentir-Cemetery/225249 Le Repentir Cemetery] BillionGraves